Rodez. In the wake of the 4th Artist's Book Biennale

It is one of the rare Ruthenian events, if not the only one, which brings in its wake a whole series of cultural places in the city. It is indeed an understatement to say that the 4th Artist's Book Biennial, proposed by the Art in-Folio association, is shining. Annotiau Gallery, Réplique gallery, La Menuiserie as well as the city's three museums, Soulages, Fenaille and Denys-Puech offer events in resonance with this biennial, developing the theme of paper. Like a persistent nod to the origin of this meeting. It was born at the time within the Friends of the Soulages Museum where they launched “Art is not only in museums, it is also in Books!” The Rodez media library, that of Olemps, the Maison de Ma region, but also the Atelier blanc in Villefranche-de-Rouergue or the Sud Aveyron media library (Mésa) are also involved.

Paper as a theme

The guest of honor of this biennial is the paper mill of Brousses and Villaret which, for the occasion, will allow the artist Michel Julliard to create a work on a large sheet of paper taken from the mill. One of the events of these two days, where the achievements of Aveyron schoolchildren, middle schoolers and high school students will also be exhibited.

For this fourth biennial, around Caroline Gil and Patrice Lemoux, Art in-Folio quickly filled the Rodez village hall which, on November 9 and 10, will welcome nearly 36 exhibitors. Each delivering achievements that are absolutely worth the detour! “We had to put people on a waiting list”we slip into the association, where we make no secret of wanting to make this biennial a premier event in France!

Fenaille, Denys-Puech, Soulages, the galleries…

In any case, this fourth Biennale seems to be doing what it takes! The Fenaille museum has taken care to exceptionally present two books of hours, in a way the first artist's books; the Denys-Puech museum will pay a tribute not to be missed to René Duran, with “The writings of the collection” (from November 6 to March 16); throughout the month of November, the Annotiau gallery is exhibiting three artists on the theme “Dans ses petits papiers”, a South Korean, a Catalan and an Aveyron native; the Carpentry invites you to discover the incredible work of Rémi Ducellier on wallpapers (opening on November 7); the Réplique gallery is offering an exhibition of photos by Jean Cazelles, entitled “My silver moires” (from November 2 to 30)… Art in-Folio even invites the public to participate concretely in this biennial by participating in the ornamentation of the one of the four wishing trees, which are located at the town hall, the MJC and the neighborhood centers of Saint-Eloi and Gourgan. All these wishes, written on a piece of paper of course, will be entrusted to the Aveyron artist Gérard Marty who will produce an artist's book which will join the collection of the media library. A beautiful collective work, this 4th Artist's Book Biennial!